catch up

We have been enjoying the summer so much...of course it was my goal to blog at least once a week...and well that has just not been the case. We have been busy swimming, going on bike rides and walks, going to the park, the library, play dates, etc... I just love hanging out with the boys (although...I won't sugar coat it...there have been some ROUGH moments along the way too) Last week our family was in town from CA...so we got to see Dave, Nate, Gracyn, Michael and Lucy. We headed to Polo...yes, what brave grandparents---they let us ALL stay with them! And then the crew headed back to our place...we had a great time. Here are some pictures from the summer so far...

Loving the sand box

Daddy love

Sprinkler fun...

When we made it out to Polo, we went to Town and Country days...so the kids liked the carnival and later the adult went back for some much needed refreshments!

Watch out...crazy kids on their motorcycles!

Trying to catch a fish...we did not have any luck though...but Gracyn and Michael caught one

The BIG slide...

Snugglin' with a goat

Showing Papa the diggers they got from the John Deere Store...it was a BIG hit

Marshall and Gracyn

All 5 grandkids

Singing and Dancing and Playing in the rain

Lucy and Brayden splashin' in the puddles

A scavenger hunt

The Boomers game...Aunt Natalie hooked us up with some popcorn...a crowd pleaser

Handsome Dude

Boomers Game...only Gracyn was brave enough to hug the Boomer

Marshall and mommy

Group Hug

Silly Michael

2 naked boys in the pool

Smiley--little Marshall just turned 8 months.  He is a big happy boy...really he is just filled with smiles unless he is hungry or tired.  He is on the move...crawling a mile a minute, pulling up on everything and has even began to walk behind push toys.  He is ready to be on the move!  He loves to eat solids...we have not found something he does not like yet.

Too many cooks in the kitchen

A couscous mess...but he sure did love it...

Brayden headed off to school...aka Mommy's day out...he is really loving it...the 3rd time was a charm today---no tears!!!

Marshall's Baptism and Daddy's Birthday Weekend

Its been a while...but my goal is once school is out to blog once a week...I am really going to try! The weekend of May 20th we headed to southern Illinois to celebrate Marshall's baptism. While we were down there, we enjoyed seeing our family and friends...we even headed to Eckerts and Brayden did a looking cooking class...and had some animal fun! Little Marshall was just happy as ever...as you can tell in his pictures. Our great friends Erin and Mike made the drive down...and we are so glad that they agreed to be Marshall's godparents. Here are some pictures from the weekend...

Me and the boys...

This weekend, Memorial Day weekend, was a great and VERY BUSY weekend... Little Marshall is a man on the go...he is crawling---belly up now---although he goes faster if he goes back to the army crawl. But he can now crawl up the stairs...watch out world! We also celebrate Aaron's birthday this weekend---we got him a MAN fridge for the garage. We did a TON of yard work...thank goodness the Jeffords were here to help...I am pretty sure we have filled 35 plus yard bags...and we still have more to do..... Aaron and his dad built a huge sandbox for the kids....Brayden LOVES it...Marshall is not sure yet...but I am sure it won't be long. We had a great weekend....even though--both---yes, BOTH kids are fighting Hand foot Mouth---I really HATE that stinkin' virus!